Show MARY PICKFORD ON POVERTY AND meditation before she was five mary ack pi ck ford was a wage earner from her wide experiences she evolved evo ved into a philosopher and an excellent business woman asked if she believed that poverty had any advantages at all miss eckford Pc kford whose fine spirit cc c helpfulness has meant so much to so many people said poverty has more disadvantage of course its chief advantage is that it gives you strong desires when you have strong desires you turn your thought force into vigorous work for them important but there is nothing permanent or final in this world if we learn to live within ourselves we shall be able to face any possible insecurity of the future neither people nor conditions can rob us of our inner peace 1 I often think it is a pity we have not more time to ourselves time to meditate it would be well if we could so arrange our lives that time for inner contemplation would be an inevitable part of each day im sure we would all be the better for it and this lovely woman so long known as americas sweetheart smiled she is not only beautiful and charming but anyone who actually talks with her knows that the wisdom she gives out comes from a rare and understanding heart |